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George Zimmerman's mother says it's his voice on call

Gladys Zimmerman, the mother of George Zimmerman, testifies that it is her son heard screaming for help on a 911 call. She was the first witness called by the defense.

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Updated: 6:00 PM EDT Jul 5, 2013

George Zimmerman's mother says it's his voice on call

Gladys Zimmerman, the mother of George Zimmerman, testifies that it is her son heard screaming for help on a 911 call. She was the first witness called by the defense.

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WEBVTT IF I MIGHT YOUR HONOR I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY IT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS LET YOU LISTEN TO IT ONE TIME THROUGH. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU KNOW WHOSE VOICE IT IS OR IF YOU TELL ME IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO IT A SECOND TIME OR IF NOT OKAY? YES, SIR. AS I BEGIN THAT, I'M GOING PRESUME THAT YOU ARE AROUND WITH GEORGE MOST OF HIS LIFE CORRECT, AS HE GREW UP AS A CHILD? YES, SIR. HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HIM IN ALL DIFFERENT VOICES, LAUGHING, SCREAMING, YELLING, CRYING? YES, SIR. OKAY. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE OF HIS VOICE THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL HIS VOICE IF YOU WERE TO HEAR IT? YES, SIR. OKAY. IF I MIGHT, YOUR HONOR. 911. DO YOU NEED POLICE, FIRE OR MEDICAL. I MAY NEED BOTH. I'M NOT SURE. THERE'S JUST SOMEONE SCREAMING OUTSIDE. WHAT'S THE ADDRESS. 1211 TWIN TREES LANE. TWIN TREES LANE? IS IT [ INAUDIBLE ] IN SANFORD. YES. IS IT A MALE OR FEMALE? IT SOUNDS LIKE A MALE. YOU DON'T KNOW WHY? I DON'T KNOW WHY. I THINK HE IS YELLING FOR HELP BUT I DON'T KNOW. [ INAUDIBLE ] DOES HE LOOK HURT TO YOU? I CAN'T SEE HIM. I DON'T WANT TO GO OUT THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY'RE COMING. [ SCREAMING ] YOU THINK HE IS YELLING HELP? YES. WHAT IS IT-- WERE YOU ABLE TO HEAR THAT VOICE? YES, SIR. IN THE BACKGROUND? YES, SIR. YOU HEARD OF COURSE A WOMAN'S VOICE IN THE FOREGROUND, CORRECT? YES, SIR. DO YOU KNOW WHOSE VOICE THAT WAS SCREAMING IN THE BACKGROUND? YES, SIR. WHOSE VOICE WAS THAT? MY SON GEORGE. ARE YOU CERTAIN OF THAT? BECAUSE HE IS MY SON. AT THIS TIME NO OTHER QUESTIONS OF THIS WITNESS YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CROSS? GOOD AFTERNOON, MA'AM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. DE LA RIONDA. MRS. ZIMMERMAN, YOU HAVE HEARD HIM YELLING OUT FOR HELP OR CRYING BUT HAVE YOU HEARD HIM JUST LAUGHING AND SCREAMING? ALL THE ABOVE. ALL. ISN'T IT TRUE YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD HIM YELLING OR CRYING FOR HELP, YELLING FOR HELP? NOT FOR HELP. NOT IN THAT DISTINCTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF I MAY? YES YOU MAY. YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD HIM SCREAMING FOR HIS LIFE BEFORE HAVE YOU? CORRECT. OBJECTION. BUT REGARDING -- I'LL REPHRASE IT. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD HIM SCREAMING FOR HIS LIFE BEFORE THIS CALL? WHAT I AM SURE IS IS THAT THAT'S GEORGE'S VOICE. THE SCREAM IS -- I HAVEN'T HEARD HIM LIKE THAT BEFORE, BUT THE ANGUISH THAT THE SCREAM THAT HE IS -- THE WAY THAT HE IS SCREAMING, IT DESCRIBES TO ME ANGUISH, FEAR, I WOULD SAY TERROR. AND IS THAT THE ANGUISH, FEAR AND TERROR WITHOUT QUESTION OF YOUR SON'S VOICE? YES, SIR. MAY MRS. ZIMMERMAN BE EXCUSED? I'M SORRY. ARE YOU FINISHED WITH YOUR

George Zimmerman's mother says it's his voice on call

Gladys Zimmerman, the mother of George Zimmerman, testifies that it is her son heard screaming for help on a 911 call. She was the first witness called by the defense.